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1. Study Suggests Earning a College Degree Before, But Not After, Getting Married Protects Against Obesity

   People who earn a college degree before getting married are much less likely to become obese than those who graduate from college after getting married, according to a new study.

2. Pressure to 'Publish or Perish' May Discourage Innovative Research, Study Suggests

   The traditional pressure in academia for faculty to "publish or perish" advances knowledge in established areas. But it also might discourage scientists from asking the innovative questions that are most likely to lead to the biggest breakthroughs, according to a new study spearheaded by a UCLA professor.

3. Study: Probation for Schools Spurs Transfer Patterns Linked to Family Income

   Schools placed on probation due to subpar test scores spurs transfer patterns linked to household income, a study by New York University (NYU) sociologists finds.

   Their study of a school accountability program in the Chicago Public Schools reveals that families were responsive to new information about school quality and that those with more financial resources were the most likely to transfer to other schools in the district or to leave the district altogether.

4. Many Religious People View Science Favorably, But Reject Certain Scientific Theories

   A new study finds that many U.S. adults — roughly one in five — are deeply religious, know a lot about science, and support many practical uses of science and technology in everyday life, but reject scientific explanations of creation and evolution.

5. The Challenge of Diverse Public Schools

   Decades of successful integration efforts are at stake when one school district fights over school proximity and school "balancing."

6. The Superstrong Black Mother

   When a Baltimore mom hit her son to keep him away from protests, many applauded her—but the myth of the superstrong Black mother does more harm than good.

7. Pride and Prejudice and Professionalism

   LGBT educators struggle to balance professionalism and pride in the classroom, splittling, knitting, or quittting, in the words of the authors.

8. The IRL Fallacy

   Putting the lie to "digital dualism" in an essay on the inseparability of online and offline selves.

9. Is the Grass Greener on the Other Side of the Pacific?

   China and the U.S. look to each other’s educational systems as they try to balance individualism and collectivism, ability and effort, and grade school and college rigor.

10. Social Justice & the Next Upward Surge for Unions

    Labor unions have been on the decline for sixty years in the U.S., though they raise wages, decrease inequality, and give voice to workers. Can they rise again?